Best ThingsBoard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from IoT analytics software ranked against ThingsBoard on the same published basis.
- 2ThingsBoard vs InfluxDB
- 3ThingsBoard vs OpenRemote
- 4ThingsBoard vs TDengine
- 5ThingsBoard vs Datacake
- 6ThingsBoard vs TagoIO
- 7ThingsBoard vs Ubidots
- 8ThingsBoard vs Apache IoTDB
- 9ThingsBoard vs Losant Enterprise IoT Platform
- 10ThingsBoard vs ThingSpeak
- 11ThingsBoard vs Kaa IoT Platform
- 12ThingsBoard vs Honeywell Forge
- 13ThingsBoard vs Zoho IoT
- 14ThingsBoard vs AVEVA E3D Design
- 15ThingsBoard vs Thinger.io
- 16ThingsBoard vs TrendMiner
- 17ThingsBoard vs Cognite Data Fusion
- 18ThingsBoard vs Seeq
- 19ThingsBoard vs ThingWorx
- 20ThingsBoard vs FactoryTalk Analytics
- 21ThingsBoard vs Cumulocity IoT
ThingsBoard alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | InfluxDB | 6.6 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | OpenRemote | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | TDengine | 6.6 | Free plan | $281.25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Datacake | 6.5 | Free plan | €25/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 6 | TagoIO | 6.5 | Free plan | $49/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 7 | Ubidots | 6.5 | Free plan | $99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 8 | Apache IoTDB | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Losant Enterprise IoT Platform | 6.4 | Free plan | $250/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | ThingSpeak | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 11 | Kaa IoT Platform | 6.3 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Web |
| 12 | Honeywell Forge | 5.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Zoho IoT | 5.5 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 14 | AVEVA E3D Design | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | Thinger.io | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 16 | TrendMiner | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 17 | Cognite Data Fusion | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Seeq | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | ThingWorx | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | FactoryTalk Analytics | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Cumulocity IoT | 5.0 | No | €17.92/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
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Questions about ThingsBoard alternatives
What is the best alternative to ThingsBoard?
InfluxDB, number 2 in IoT analytics software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: OpenRemote, TDengine, Datacake and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to ThingsBoard?
InfluxDB is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.